Army Master Sergeant Benjamin Stevenson

Army Master Sergeant Benjamin Stevenson, 36, of Canyon Lake, TX, was assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC. MSG Stevenson died in the Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire.

Army Sergeant Jeremy R. Summers

Army Sergeant Jeremy R. Summers, 27, of Mount Olivet, KY, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. SGT Summers died in the Paktika province, Afghanistan, after enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire.

Army Specialist Rafael A. Nieves Jr.

Army Specialist Rafael A. Nieves Jr., 22, of Albany, NY, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY. SPC Nieves died in the Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.